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FZNT24 KNHC 240316
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS..WEAK RIDGE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 28N95W 
WILL DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH DROPS S INTO THE NE 
PORTION. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA WED AS WEAK HIGH 
SETTLES IN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR LIGHT 
WINDS AND LOW SEAS.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT....SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 
94W NE TO E DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE TUE 
NIGHT. 
.WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W WINDS 
BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W 
PART SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 
KT ALONG THE N COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W        
1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT...HIGHEST
NEAR 24N83W. FROM 24N TO 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.  
.WED...S OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FOOT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE